Kin accuses UP hospital of putting dead patient on ventilator to extort money, probe ordered
Moradabad health department officials said the purported charges levelled in the video will be probed.;
Lucknow: In a shocking incident, the attendants of a dengue patient have alleged that a private hospital in Moradabad put the ailing man on a ventilator "even though he was dead" in a bid to extort money.
In the video that has gone viral, the attendant is heard purportedly saying that the family members were told that their patient was alive and put on a ventilator.
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However, one of them managed to get into the hospital ICU and found that the patient was lying dead with the machines shut.
The clip also shows vacant chairs, indicating that no hospital staff was present in the area.
Moradabad health department officials said the purported charges levelled in the video will be probed.
The management of the Bright Star Hospital where the alleged incident took place, have denied the allegations.
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